Zip code with most Obamacare enrollments votes Republican

[Judi Lynn]

Zip code with most Obamacare enrollments votes Republican
By Javier De Diego, CNN
Updated 5:26 PM ET, Fri March 6, 2015


Hialeah, Florida (CNN)—Just a few miles outside of Miami, the streets of Hialeah are lined with strip malls, fast-food joints, car dealerships, and in recent months, lots of Obamacare enrollment centers.

That is part of the reason why the so-called "City of Progress" is the home to two of the five zip codes with the most Obamacare sign-ups in the country. Topping the list is zip code 33012, which, according to the Department of Health & Human Services' latest figures, saw more than 12,000 enrollments - leading the nation's zip codes, by far.

But here's the catch: This section of Hialeah is predominantly Republican.

In the last presidential election, which was dominated with rhetoric about the Affordable Care Act, this community voted roughly 58% to 42% in favor of Mitt Romney. It's a red island in a sea of blue, when you take into account that surrounding Miami-Dade County has gone for a Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1992.

While the national party still lists repealing the health law and replacing it with an alternative, in Hialeah, the business of Obamacare is booming.

More:
http://us.cnn.com/2015/03/06/politics/obamacare-enrollments-florida-repubican/index.html

[guillaumeb]

1. perhaps if they renamed the law the Mitt Romney Plan it would poll higher

[enough]

2. If you don't have cognition, you can't have cognitive dissonance.

They are not troubled by the contradiction, and never will be.

[MisterP]

3. hey, it's Gingrich's plan ...

[Midnight Writer]

4. Poorly written story at link

What were the actual vote tallies? Would 12000 votes have swung the election? And most important, what was the percentage of registered voters and eligible voters casting votes? I have more questions than answers after reading this story.